On the Relation Between Grammatical Number and Cardinal Numbers in Development

This mini-review focuses on the question of how the grammatical number system of a child’s language may help the child learn the meanings of cardinal number words (e.g., ‘one’ and ‘two’). Evidence from young children learning English, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Slovenian or Saudi Arabic suggests t...

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Main Author: Barbara W Sarnecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01132/full